Introduction to Human Resource Management

Description

Human Resource Management links people-related activities to business strategy. The course develops a critical understanding of the role and functions of the various human resource activities in an organisation, providing students with a comprehensive review of key HRM concepts, techniques and issues. Topics include job analysis and design, recruitment and selection, evaluation, performance management, occupational health and safety, and the strategic contribution of HRM to organisational performance and evaluating HRM effectiveness. Working with contemporary case studies, students not only engage in collaborative and individual work processes but use communication and discourse characteristic of the HRM context and environment.

Availability

Newcastle City Precinct

Semester 2 - 2017

Ourimbah

Semester 2 - 2017

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Define strategic HRM

2. Comprehend human resource planning and forecasting techniques

3. Identify and interpret the key procedures in recruitment and selection

4. Review employee performance management and rewards systems

5. Describe and analyse training and development

6. Illustrate the essential features of a human resource information system